Introduction
Tools
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            With the battery away from you, slide the locking clips out. 
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            Slide the battery away from you. 
 
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            Carefully tilt the keyboard towards you and release the ribbon cables. 
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            Use a spudger if needed to release the latch. The latch slides out. 
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            The keyboard is now free and can be set aside. 
 
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            Flip the laptop over so the bottom is facing up. 
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            Using a spudger, remove the seven rubber inserts. 
 
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            Stand the laptop up on end. 
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            Remove the two rubber inserts from the back of the laptop. One insert is on each side of the laptop. 
 
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            Carefully work a spudger in the crack at the back of the laptop and separate the small rubberized section from the bottom of the laptop. 
 
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            The bottom of the laptop is now ready to lift off. 
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            Carefully work a spudger around the seam of the laptop separating the bottom from the rest of the laptop. 
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            Use a spuder to carefully disconnect the wire from the motherboard. Once this is free the bottom will come off. 
 
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            Locate optical drive 
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            Remove the three screws securing the optical drive. 
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            Slide the optical drive away from the motherboard, and carefully lift up. 
 
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.